Comments on: The most annoying pc noise makers http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:03:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: yogi http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-90215 yogi Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:09:56 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-90215 I bought my wife an Antec PC and it is very quiet. I wish I had one myself. I bought my wife an Antec PC and it is very quiet. I wish I had one myself.

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-90126 Martin Mon, 12 Feb 2007 15:52:02 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-90126 I control the fan speed of my graphics card with Rivatuner making it silent in 2D mode. I regulate the speed of my cpu fan with a hardware device making it silent as well. I have a silent Power unit, the biggest noise maker was my hard drives from Samsung which are not that loud at all. They make a high pitching noise nevertheless and I had to dampen them to get rid of this noise. I control the fan speed of my graphics card with Rivatuner making it silent in 2D mode. I regulate the speed of my cpu fan with a hardware device making it silent as well.

I have a silent Power unit, the biggest noise maker was my hard drives from Samsung which are not that loud at all. They make a high pitching noise nevertheless and I had to dampen them to get rid of this noise.

]]> By: gnome http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-89959 gnome Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:21:20 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-89959 Great post! Mind you, replacing old DVDR drives is both cheap and always noise reducing... :) Great post! Mind you, replacing old DVDR drives is both cheap and always noise reducing… :)

]]> By: Thilak http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-89795 Thilak Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:20:00 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-89795 My chassis has a cooling fan, it makes irritating noise. The fan is driven directly and doesn't have any control. If my unplug the fan.. my chasi would look blank because its transparent? Any other mechanical way to reduce noise? My chassis has a cooling fan, it makes irritating noise. The fan is driven directly and doesn’t have any control. If my unplug the fan.. my chasi would look blank because its transparent?

Any other mechanical way to reduce noise?

]]> By: Thinker http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-89761 Thinker Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:50:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-89761 One last thing - I got CPU cooler originally with speed control - it is very great thing :) CPU cooler has to have no more than 2000rpm One last thing - I got CPU cooler originally with speed control - it is very great thing :) CPU cooler has to have no more than 2000rpm

]]> By: Thinker http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-89759 Thinker Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:45:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2007/02/12/the-most-annoying-pc-noise-makers/#comment-89759 I'm a fan of quiet computer. Things I consider before buying a computer are: 1. PSU with biggest fan available - 12/14/15 cm 2. Graphics card with passive cooling - I never would buy a card with cooler again - I got 7600GS which is as fast as 6600GT, WoW and other games runs smoothly but there is completely no noise. 3. Motherboard - you probably wont be looking how it's cooled, because there are more important things to consider when buying this one. But there is a really simply operation replacing original noise-making fan with passive cooling (I installed Zalman NB47 several times on mine, and my friends MBs- it cost ~5$) 4. CPU cooler - don't waste money on Zalman here, better to buy something cheap and good like Scythe or Pentagram. 5. HDD - I don't believe it makes noises nowadays. I got RAID with 2x250GB Seagates 7200.10 and they are silent. I’m a fan of quiet computer. Things I consider before buying a computer are:
1. PSU with biggest fan available - 12/14/15 cm
2. Graphics card with passive cooling - I never would buy a card with cooler again - I got 7600GS which is as fast as 6600GT, WoW and other games runs smoothly but there is completely no noise.
3. Motherboard - you probably wont be looking how it’s cooled, because there are more important things to consider when buying this one. But there is a really simply operation replacing original noise-making fan with passive cooling (I installed Zalman NB47 several times on mine, and my friends MBs- it cost ~5$)
4. CPU cooler - don’t waste money on Zalman here, better to buy something cheap and good like Scythe or Pentagram.
5. HDD - I don’t believe it makes noises nowadays. I got RAID with 2×250GB Seagates 7200.10 and they are silent.

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